A headline from Argentina today...

[Capitalocracy]

Convicted child rapist sentenced to community service, 100-peso fine (that's less than $25).

Family members of the victim destroyed the courtroom.

Interesting world we live in.

[n2doc]

1. Sounds like ne bad Judge and system

Good for the family.

[Capitalocracy]

2. Not unlikely the judge was paid off

It's been known to happen here... a judge was recently caught handing out house arrest sentences (with monitors that are promptly removed) in exchange for money.

Edit to add: IIRC this became an issue when one of the people he put on house arrest killed someone.

[southerncrone]

3. What does that tell you about the systems?

[gateley]

4. That money talks. nt

[southerncrone]

6. Or worse.

[Capitalocracy]

5. Well, here in Argentina...

there are extremely corrupt judges that will do things like this for a couple of bucks. But at the same time, Argentina's done an impressive job of prosecuting the state terrorist murderers, torturers, and kidnappers from the U.S.-backed military dictatorship in the 70s/80s. So it's a bit of a mixed bag.